Solano baseball defeats Mission

The Solano College baseball team pushed across the lead run in the bottom of the eighth on Tuesday and edged visiting Mission College of San Jose, 5-4, in a nonleague game.

Jordan Tolbert, Zach Welz and Alex Crosby each had two hits for the Falcons (4-1). Tolbert and Crosby each scored two runs and Welz had an RBI. Benicia High graduate Tucker Bishop, Gio Torres and Bethel grad Matt Mitchell also drove in runs.

Nick Driscoll went seven innings, allowing six hits and no runs. He struck out two and walked two and received a no-decision. Benicia grad Nick Altman earned his second save.

The Falcons return to action on Friday when they travel to Stockton to face San Joaquin Delta.